Materials scientist
Materials scientist

Biography

Ju-Myung Kim is a materials scientist in the Energy and Environmental Directorate at PNNL, where her research centers on designing electrolytes and studying interfacial reactions between electrode materials and electrolytes for high-energy-density lithium-ion and lithium metal batteries. With over 40 peer-reviewed publications, her work contributes to advancing energy storage technologies. Before joining PNNL, Kim completed a postdoctoral research program at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology.

Research Interest

  • Lithium batteries
  • Calendar life
  • Interfacial chemistry/engineering for electrode materials
  • Electrolyte design
  • Advanced characterization techniques

Education

  • PhD in Energy Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, 2019
  • BS in Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, 2013

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Publications

2024

  • Ahmed R.A., K. Koirala, Q. Zhao, J. Kim, C.S. Anderson, C. Wang, and J. Zhang, et al. 2024. "Surface-Treated Composite Polymer as a Stable Artificial Solid Electrolyte Interphase Layer for Lithium Metal Anodes." ACS Applied Energy Materials 7, no. 24:12084-12091. PNNL-SA-198491. doi:10.1021/acsaem.4c02591
  • Ahmed R.A., K.V. Carballo, K. Koirala, Q. Zhao, P. Gao, J. Kim, and C.S. Anderson, et al. 2024. "Lithicone-Protected Lithium Metal Anodes for Lithium Metal Batteries with Nickel-Rich Cathode Materials." Small Structures 5, no. 11:Art. No. 2400174. PNNL-SA-194098. doi:10.1002/sstr.202400174
  • Kim J., H. Jia, K. Koirala, D. Liu, A. Simmons, M.H. Engelhard, and R.A. Ahmed, et al. 2024. "Three-Dimensional Polymeric-Scaffold-Based Current Collector for Lithium Metal Anode toward High Energy Density Batteries." ACS Energy Letters 9, no. 3:919-926. PNNL-SA-193434. doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.3c02752
  • Kim J., P. Gao, Q. Miao, Q. Zhao, M.M. Rahman, P. Chen, and X. Zhang, et al. 2024. "Tailoring Solvation Solvent in Localized High-Concentration Electrolytes for Lithium||Sulfurized Polyacrylonitrile Batteries." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 16, no. 16:20618-20625. PNNL-SA-193968. doi:10.1021/acsami.4c02326
  • Kim J., R. Yi, X. Cao, Y. Xu, M.H. Engelhard, S. Tripathi, and C. Wang, et al. 2024. "Extending Calendar Life of Si-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries by a Localized High Concentration Electrolyte." ACS Energy Letters 9, no. 5:2318 - 2325. PNNL-SA-193686. doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.4c00348
  • Quinn J.P., J. Kim, R. Yi, J. Zhang, J. Xiao, and C. Wang. 2024. "Fluoro-Ethylene-Carbonate Plays a Double-Edged Role on the Stability of Si Anode-Based Rechargeable Batteries during Cycling and Calendar Aging." Advanced Materials 36, no. 30:Art. No. 2402625. PNNL-SA-195186. doi:10.1002/adma.202402625

2023

  • Cheng C., Y. Zhou, Y. Xu, H. Jia, J. Kim, W. Xu, and C. Wang, et al. 2023. "Dynamic Molecular Investigation of the Solid-Electrolyte Interphase of an Anode-Free Lithium Metal Battery Using In Situ Liquid SIMS and Cryo-TEM." Nano Letters 23, no. 18:8385-8391. PNNL-SA-185620. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00709
  • Jia H., J. Kim, P. Gao, Y. Xu, M.H. Engelhard, B.E. Matthews, and C. Wang, et al. 2023. "A Systematic Study on the Effects of Solvating Solvents and Additives in Localized High-Concentration Electrolytes over Electrochemical Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries." Angewandte Chemie 135, no. 17:e202218005. PNNL-SA-180345. doi:10.1002/ange.202218005
  • Strange L.E., M.H. Engelhard, C.D. Easton, J. Kim, and D.R. Baer. 2023. "Surface Analysis Insight Note: X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis of Battery Electrodes - challenges with nickel-manganese-cobalt and Li examples using an Al ka x-ray source." Surface and Interface Analysis 55, no. 10:715-729. PNNL-SA-174096. doi:10.1002/sia.7237
  • Tan S., J. Kim, A. Corrao, S.K. Ghose, H. Zhong, N. Rui, and X. Wang, et al. 2023. "Unravelling the Convoluted and Dynamic Interphasial Mechanisms on Li Metal Anode." Nature Nanotechnology 18, no. 3:243-249. PNNL-SA-179646. doi:10.1038/s41565-022-01273-3

2022

  • Kim J., Y. Xu, M.H. Engelhard, J. Hu, H. Lim, H. Jia, and Z. Yang, et al. 2022. "Facile Dual-Protection Layer and Advanced Electrolyte Enhancing Performances of Cobalt-Free/Nickel-Rich Cathodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14, no. 15:17405-17414. PNNL-SA-168201. doi:10.1021/acsami.2c01694
  • Xiao J., C.S. Anderson, X. Cao, H. Chang, R. Feng, Q. Huang, and Y. Jin, et al. 2022. "Perspective - Electrochemistry in Understanding and Designing Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 169, no. 1:Art. No. 010524. PNNL-SA-167756. doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ac4a55

2021

  • Gao P., H. Wu, X. Zhang, H. Jia, J. Kim, M.H. Engelhard, and C. Niu, et al. 2021. "Optimization of Magnesium-Doped Lithium Metal Anode for High Performance Lithium Metal Batteries through Modeling and Experiment." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60, no. 30:16506-16513. PNNL-SA-155950. doi:10.1002/anie.202103344
  • Jia H., X. Zhang, Y. Xu, L. Zou, J. Kim, P. Gao, and M.H. Engelhard, et al. 2021. "Toward the Practical Use of Cobalt-Free Lithium-Ion Batteries by an Advanced Ether-Based Electrolyte." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13, no. 37:44339-44347. PNNL-SA-162906. doi:10.1021/acsami.1c12072
  • Zhang X., H. Jia, L. Zou, Y. Xu, L. Mu, Z. Yang, and M.H. Engelhard, et al. 2021. "Electrolyte Regulating toward Stabilization of Cobalt-Free Ultrahigh-Nickel Layered Oxide Cathode in Lithium-Ion Batteries." ACS Energy Letters 6, no. 4:1324-1332. PNNL-SA-158874. doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.1c00374